For the third time, IPA will happen in İstanbul. Next Step: The Power to Save the World ! June 15th – June 29th, 2014

We are happy to announce the IPA İstanbul Summer 2014 included the third edition of the Platform for Young Performance Artists which will happen in İstanbul again early this summer. The IPA Summer Workshops and the Platform for Young Performance Artists -Istanbul, has been for three years a highlight of Turkey’s arts event calendar and aims to be an event for encouraging the practice of performance art by uniting performance art lovers, as well as emerging artists from all over the world in an exchange of ideas and experiences.
During the Platform, a series of performance art events, such as indoor and public space performances are organized. Creating opportunities for performance artists to meet with leading artists and take part in training through a program of workshops and group-led discussions. Since 2012, IPA Istanbul has invited leading artists such as, Roi Vaara (Finland), Jürgen Fritz (Germany), Lynn Lu (UK), VestandPage (Germany) to lead an intense, one week workshop held in Istanbul and welcoming participants from all corners of the world.

The success of IPA has spurned us on to continue to organize summer camps whilst building and developing strong local partnerships like the Koza Visual Culture and Arts Association.

Last year’s theme was “Next Step”. This year IPA Istanbul 2014’s conceptual frame will be formed around the theme ‘Next Step: Power to Save the World’.
Performance artists Jürgen Frtiz from Germany will take part in a program of workshops to be held over one week in Salt Galata. Nezaket Ekici from Germany will lead special workshop in Kultural Akademy Tarabya with collaboration of Goethe Institute. After intense workshops participants will do solo or group performances during the Platform for Young Performance Artists. We are invited artists from Germany, Switzerland, Polonia and Turkey to take part of Young Performance Artists between 25-28 of June which will take place in Salt Galata, Mixer, Elgiz Museum Proje 4L , Mixer and Space Debris and Space Collective. Artists from Switzerland are supported by Pro Helvetia. On 26th of June conference called “Teaching Performance Art” will take part in Mixer at On 28th of June, conference called “Organizing Performance Art ” will take part in platform program.